fast
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4.0
- noun
- /fæst/
:
ayuno
- Food is brought by the guru on the first day; for the following six days, the initiant fasts.
- feasts and fasts
So why don't we push that break fast to noon?
- So why don't we push that break fast to noon?
- I heard about you doing some very extreme fasts over the last few years.
- So all of those things I worked on during my fast, right?
- I've tried shopping fasts and wish lists but they only help slightly.
- I've done a five day fast, literally no food, nothing but water.
- One thing that helps me is to break my fast with bone broth.
- Like I'm so looking forward to the three day fast because it's going to hurt, right?
- Now there are other people that do a week long fast.
- I mean, there's all those kind of things, but I think those longer fasts are just the ultimate reset.
- So I took a one year social media fast.
- So it's great to break a fast with.
Examples
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I did only one five day water fast and it was so brutal.
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For instance, eating one peanut when deep in a fasted state will not break your fast.
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This is my third day of my fast from Instagram and praying.
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during the fast of Ramadan.
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One thing that helps me is to break my fast with bone broth.
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I've done a five day fast, literally no food, nothing but water.
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How does a school counselor collaborate with a family whose very youngest members frequently embark on long-lasting fasts for religious purposes?
Academic text (2008) -
Bappu our salvation lies in political power, not in making pilgrimages, or observance of fasts.
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With reference to the first group, conversos observe the Jewish Sabbath as well as other ritual feasts and fasts.
Academic text (1992) -
During Lent, many Christians observe a fast to deepen their spiritual connection.
Synonyms
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3.1
A period without food and drink for health or religious reasons
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5.9
A day when people do not eat for religious or spiritual reasons
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.0
Act in a careless way by ignoring rules and other people's feelings
Compounds
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1.0
Cheap food that is already cooked and sold to eat quickly, like hamburgers or fried chicken
- Jargon
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3.5
A quick attack where a team moves fast down the court to score before the defense sets up
- Specialized
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8.4
A nuclear reactor that uses fast neutrons without a moderator to make energy
- Specialized
A set of computer rules that lets local devices send secure messages and manage a network
A major Jewish day when people do not eat to remember when the temples were destroyed in Jerusalem
A major Jewish fast on the ninth day of Av that remembers the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
A one-day event when many Jews do not eat or drink before Purim to remember Esther
A day in the Jewish calendar when Jews do not eat or drink to remember Gedaliah's killing
A Jewish day when people do not eat or drink from dawn to dusk to remember Jerusalem's walls being broken
A minor Jewish fast on the tenth of Tevet to remember the siege of Jerusalem and Holocaust victims
A Jewish fast kept by firstborn sons the day before Passover to remember how they were saved in Egypt
- Specialized
A way of running a simulation where time moves faster than real life
How Long
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4.0
1
5.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fast as a noun is the time you do not eat, and it is simply the noun form of the verb fast, meaning a period when you 'hold back' from food. So a 'fast' is the time spent not eating.